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Quote from H.L. Mencken, Minority Report
We must respect the other fellow’s religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.
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Quote from H.L. Mencken, Prejudices: First Series
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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Quote from H.L. Mencken, Prejudices: Second Series
Explanations exist; they have existed for all time; there is always a well-known solution to every human problem—neat, plausible, and wrong.
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Quote from H.L. Mencken, Notes on Democracy
Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. No one in this world, so far as I know—and I have researched the records for years, and employed agents to help me—has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.
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Quote from H.L. Mencken, A Book of Burlesques
An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it makes a better soup.
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